Objective To study the content of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor(uPAR)in the peripheral blood to investigate its value for the invasion metastasis and prognosis in cervical cancer.Methods The plasma level of suPAR in 30 normal women.94 patients with cervieal cancer was measured by using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results The mean level of suPAR was(0.5023±0.1724)ng/ml in plasma of 30 normal women,while that in plasma of 94 cervical cancer patients was (1.0433±0.2736)ng/ml.The plasma suPAR level of cervical cancer patients was increased in comparision with that of normal women (P＜0.01).The suPAR level in the cervieal cancer patients did not show a significant correlation with histological classification,histological grade,style of growth and tumor size(P＞0.05),but was related to clinical stage.lymphnode metastasis and depth of invasion (P＜0.05).Conclusion Plasma suPAR would be a more reliable and convenient indicator in monitoring uPA system,and could be widely used as a new tumor marker in clinic.

Objective To study the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and osteopontin (OPN) in cervical carcinoma and their relationship with invasion and metastasis. Methods The expression of MMP-3 and OPN were detected in 54 cases of cervical cancer tissues by immunohistochemical SP method. Compared with 15 cases of normal cervical tissues, the relationship was analyzed between both protein expressions and clinical pathology. Results The expression positive rates of MMP-3 and OPN in cervical cancer tissues (70.37 % and 66.7 %, respectively) were significantly higher than those of normal cervical tissues (20 % and 0, respectively), were significantly higher with infiltration depth >1/2 and lymph node metastasis than those with depth≤1/2 and without metastasis , respectively(P <0.05). The expressions of MMP-3 and OPN were related with depth of cervical infiltration and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.Expressions between MMP-3 and OPN were significantly positively correlation(r =0.401, P<0.05). Conclusion The expressions of MMP-3 and OPN are correlated with invasion and metastasis of cervical carcinoma.

Objective To evaluate the infection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and the expression of tumor metastasis suppressor protein KAI1 in cervical cancer.Methods The expression of KAH,HPV16/18E6 and HPV16E7 proteins were analyzed by immunohistochemistry SP assay in 117 cases of paraffin-embedded cervical tissue,including 20 normal cerival tissue as control,58 intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and 39 cervical cancer.Results In normal cervical tissue,CIN and cervical cancer,the positive rate of KAI1 protein were respectively 90.0 ％ (18/20),72.4 ％ (42/58),25.6 ％ (10/39).There was significant differience among three gruop (P ＜ 0.01).The positive rate of HPV16/18E6 and HPV16E7 proteins were respectively 0 (0/20),31.0 ％ (18/58),41.0 ％ (16/39); 0 (0/20),34.5 ％ (20/58),64.1％ (25/39).There were significant differience among three gruops (P ＜ 0.01).There was no correlation between the expression of KAI1 and the infection of HPV (P =0.429).Expression of KAI1 was correlated to grade of differentiation,clinical stage and lymph node metastasis (P ＜ 0.05),but was not correlated to age (P ＞ 0.05).HPV infection was not correlated to the age,clinical stage,cell differentiation and lymph node metastasis (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The expression of KAI1 protein is down-regulated in cervical cancer,which is not associated with the infection of HPV.

Objective To investigate the expression of Survivin gene and the relationship between Survivin and genesis and development of cervical cancer. Methods The expression of Survivin gene in tissues of 40 patients with cervical cancer, 38 patients with cervical hyperplasia and 10 cases of normal cervical were detected by immunohistochemical SP method, and the relationships between Survivin and the clinical pathological factors were analyzed. Results The expression positive rate of Survivin in cervical cancer tissues (60 %) was significantly higher than that in cervical hyperplasia and normal cervical tissues (42.1 % and 0, respectively), and their differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The positive expression rate of Survivin was related with histological grade and the clinical stages of cervical cancer.Conclusion Survivin is related to the genesis and development of cervical cancer.

Objective To evaluate the significance of suPAR,SCC-Ag in plasma and HPV16,18 in cervical secretion for monitoring pathogenetic condition and prognosis in patients with cervical cancer.Methods 206 cervical cancer patients blood and cervical secretion were collected.Plasma level of suPAR and SCC-Ag were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in health women and patients with cervical cancer.The expression of HPV16,18 of cervical secretion in control group and patients with cervical cancer were detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR.The correlations of the three indexes were analyzed.Results The plasma level of suPAR and SCC-Ag,the expression of HPV16,18 of cervical secretion in cervical cancer patients were obviously higher than those in health controls with statistical significance ((1.072 5±0.305 2) ng/ml vs (0.501 7±0.179 3) ng/ml,(0.980 6±0.162 7) μg/ml vs (0.261 4± 0.006 3) μg/ml and 53.89 ％ (90/167),46.15 ％ (18/39) vs 6.67 ％ (4/60),P ＜ 0.05).There was a positive correlation between plasma suPAR level and SCC-Ag level in invasive carcinoma of cervix patients (r =0.564,P ＜ 0.05).The plasma level of suPAR between in HPV16,18 positive group and in HPV16,18 negative group did not show difference (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions In invasive carcinoma of cervix patients,there is a positive correlation between plasma suPAR level and SCC-Ag level.But it's not yet to conclude that plasma suPAR level of cervix invasive carcinoma patients is related to infection of HPV16,18.

Identifying the origin of body fluids left at a crime scene can give a significant insight into crime scene reconstruction by supporting a link betw een sample donors and actual criminal acts. How ev-er, the conventional body fluid identification methods are prone to various limitations, such as time con-sumption, intensive labor, nonparallel manner, varying degrees of sensitivity and limited specificity. Re-cently, the analysis of cell-specific messenger RNA expression (mRNA profiling) has been proposed to supplant conventional methods for body fluid identification. Since 2011, the collaborative exercises have been organized by the European DNA Profiling Group (EDNAP ) in order to evaluate the robustness and reproducibility of mRNA profiling for body fluid identification. The major advantages of mRNA profil-ing, compared to the conventional methods, include higher sensitivity, greater specificity, the ability of detecting several body fluids in one multiplex reaction, and compatibilitywith current DNA extraction and analysis procedure. In the current review ,we provided an overview of the present know ledge and detection methodologies of mRNA profiling for forensic body fluid identification and discussed its possi-ble practical application to forensic casew ork.

Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (MST1) in cervical cancer. Methods Immunohistochemical method was applied to detect the expression level of MST1 protein in specimens of cervical cancer tissues (n=139) and pericarcinomatous tissues (n=20, with≥4 cm distance from the primary tumor's edge). Western blot assay and qPCR were used to detect the protein and mRNA transcription expression levels of MST1 in 20 pairs of cervical cancer tissues and pericarcinomatous tissues, respectively. The correlation between MST1 expression, clinic pathological features and the prognosis were analyzed. Results MST1 was mainly expressed in cytoplasm. The positive expression rate of MST1 was significantly lower in cervical cancer tissues (27%, 38/139) than that in pericarcinomatous tissues (80%, 16/20,χ2=21.62, P<0.01). The expressions levels of MST1 protein and mRNA were both lower in the cervical cancer tissues (P<0.01). In cervical cancer, the positive expression rate of MST1 inⅠb+Ⅱa stage was higher than that ofⅡb+Ⅳstage (P<0.05), the positive expression rate of MST1 in lymph node metastasis was lower than that of without lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). Values of age, tumor size, histological type and differentiation degree showed no significant difference to positive expression rate of MST1. Moreover, the negative expression of MST1 displayed a significantly poorer overall survival time than that of positive expression of MST1 (Log-rank χ2=28.35, P < 0.01). Conclusion MST1 shows a lower expression in cervical cancer, which may be a new target for clinical treatment and prognosis of cervical cancer.

Chitosan-Ru ( bpy ) 2+3 -SiO2 composite nanoparticles ( CRuS NPs ) were prepared by reverse microemulsion method, and based on the Nafion/MCNT composite membrane technology, CRuS NPs were effectively and steadily immobilize on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode to prepare the electrochemiluminescence sensor for uric acid determination. In 0. 1 mol/L PBS (pH 7. 4) buffer solution, when the actuation duration between uric acid and the modified electrode was 15 min, the electrochemiluminescence showed a good linear relationship to the negative logarithm of uric acid concentration in the range of 1. 0 × 10-10-1. 0 × 10-5 mol/L, the linear equation was IECL=-709. 52-202. 74lgC and the correlation coefficient was 0. 9936 with a detection limit of 6. 0 × 10-12 mol/L. The ECL sensor exhibited excellent repeatability and stability, and the RSD for 11 times determination of 1. 0 × 10-8 mol/L uric acid was 2. 9%. The recovery was 98. 5%-103. 5% in the determination of real Uric acid sample.

Objective To explore the optimal time for clinical interventions on full-term or nearterm pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes(PROM). Methods A retrospective study was conducted on clinical data of 903 healthy, full-term or near-term (gestational age ≥ 35 weeks), singleton pregnant women with PROM, who admitted to our hospital from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009. All subjects were divided into 6 groups: women in group 1 were those fell into spontaneous labor within 6 h after PROM (n=269, 29.8%); women in group 2 were in spontaneous labor between 6 to 12 h after PROM (n= 161, 17.8%) ; women in group 3 were in spontaneous labor at 12 to 24 h after PROM (n = 75, 8. 3%); In group 4 oxytocin was administered for induction for women not in labor at 6 to 12 h after PROM (n= 124, 13.7%) ; Group 5 included those women who were not in labor at 12 to 24 h after PROM and oxytocin induction was offered (n=98, 10. 9%);Group 6 consisted of those women who were not in labor over 24 h after PROM and oxytocin induction was offered (n = 176, 19. 5%). The maternal and neonatal complications and outcomes of all pregnancies were reviewed and compared. Results Among the 903 cases, the total number of women without any medical interventions was 681, among which 505 (74.2%) fell into spontaneous labor, including 430 (63.2%) within 12 h with a cesarean section rate(CSR) of 20.7%(89/430), 75 (11.0%) at 12-24 h after PROM with the CSR of 50.7% (38/75), and 176 (25.8%) did not go into labor spontaneously (group 6) with a CSR of 70. 5% (124/176). (2) Among the 930 women, 398were induced at 6, 12 and 24 h after PROM. The CSR, incidence of intrauterine infection, puerperal morbidity and perinatal mortality rate in group 5 were significantly lower than those of group 6 [CSR:52.0%(51/98) vs 70. 5%(124/176); intrauterine infection: 6. 1%(6/98) vs 22. 7%(40/176);puerperal morbidity: 6. 1% (6/98) vs 19.9% (35/176); perinatal mortality: 7. 1% (7/98) vs 20.5%(36/176),all P＜0. 01], but no difference was found in the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage [1.0%(1/98) vs 4.0%(7/176), P＞0.05]. Conclusions Intervention is not recommended within 12 h after PROM in full term or near term gravidas. However, induction of labor should be offered thereafter. However, the CSR and incidence of maternal and neonatal complications rise up if induction of labor postponed to 24 h after PROM.

Objective To compare the effectiveness and safety of Foley catheter(FC)and vaginal prostaglandin E2 suppository(PGE2,Propess)for cervical ripening and labor induction in fullterm pregnant women with unfavorable cervix.Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted.Women with a term or post-term,live,singleton fetus in cephalic presentation,intact membranes,Bishop score＜6,not in labor,medically indicated for labor induction from June 2009 to December 2009 in Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School were randomly divided into two groups:FC group(n=64)and Propess group(n=62).In FC group,a 16-F Foley catheter was inserted into patient's cervical canal; once past the internal os,the balloon was inflated with 80 ml saline.Intravenous oxytocin was initiated after the balloon was spontaneously extruded from the cervix or after 24 hours.In Propess group,vaginal Propess was used.x2 or Fisher's exact test and t test were used to compare the outcomes,delivery mode and induction success rate between the two groups.Results There were no significant differences in gestational weeks,Bishop score,indication of induction,improvement of Bishop score,success rate of induction,rate of vaginal delivery,total duration of labor and volume of postpartum hemorrhage between the two groups(P ＞ 0.05,respectively).Propess group had a higher rate of vaginal birth within 24 hours[56.5％(35/62)vs 28.1％(18/64),t=10.37,P＜0.05],a higher risk for excessively frequent and hard uterine contraction[17.7％(11/62)vs 0.0％(0/64),P＜0.05]and lower incidence of oxytocin induction/augmentation during labor[21.0％(13/62)vs 87.5％(56/64),x2 =56.27,P＜0.05]than those of FC group.There were no differences in neonatal Apgar score,meconium staining and neonatal birth weight between the two groups.Puerperal infection occured in neither group.Conclusions Under strict control of indication and aseptic manipulation,Foley catheter was as effective and safe as Propess for cervical ripening with lower risk of excessive uterine activity.It is suggested that Foley catheter could be used for cervical ripening,especially in patients with economic difficulty.